Debate Body Language: A Testy And Tense Exchange

Maybe it's a cliché to say the gloves came off in Tuesday's presidential debate. But then again, maybe not, since the candidates sometimes looked like they were actually about to start boxing.

It was a tense and testy exchange at New York's Hofstra University, featuring a newly energized and forceful President Barack Obama squaring off against a vigorous, stand-your-ground Mitt Romney. But the evening will also be remembered for giving the distinct impression that these candidates were liking each other less and less.

_"I thought they were going to come to blows at one point," said Jonathan Paul, director of debate at Georgetown University.

_"It looked like they were circling a boxing ring," said Lillian Glass, a body language coach in Los Angeles.

_"I started thinking, here comes the Secret Service," quipped Jerry Shuster of the University of Pittsburgh.

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